Obituaries in Franklin, NC

Born 1947

Franklin, North Carolina

Georgianna Stephens-Smith, 78, of Franklin, NC passed away Friday, January 23, 2026. She was born July 7, 1947, in Clarksburg, WV to the late Carl Mar...

Born 1940

Franklin, North Carolina

Mrs. Evlyn Cloer, 85, of Franklin, NC went home to be with the Lord, January 26, 2026. She was born October 26, 1940, in Habersham Co., Georgia to the...

Franklin, North Carolina

Rev. Charles "Slim" Franklin Hartzog, PhD., 90, of Franklin, NC went home to be with the Lord Thursday, January 29th, 2026. He was born July 31st, 193...

Born 1945

Franklin, North Carolina

John Calvin Cabe, 79, of Franklin, North Carolina, passed away peacefully on October 8, 2025 in Kennesaw, GA surrounded by his family. Born on Novembe...

Franklin, North Carolina

Linda Laurine Cloer Dahl, 76, of Franklin, NC, passed away Friday, January 30, 2026. Linda was born in Goldsboro, NC, to the late John Herman Cloer an...

1939 – 2026

Franklin, North Carolina

Howard “Jap” Grady Bateman, Sr., 86, of Franklin, NC, passed away January 25, 2026, surrounded by family. He was born on June 19, 1939, in Nantahala t...

Born 1939

Franklin, North Carolina

Mr. Horace A. Hurst, age 86, passed away peacefully on January 16, 2026, at Grandview Manor surrounded by his family. Born on December 9, 1939, in Mac...

Franklin, North Carolina

Judy Ann Curtis Carpenter, 84, of Franklin, NC, went home to be with her Lord on Saturday, January 24, 2026. Judy was born in Macon County to the late...

Franklin, North Carolina

Karen Elaine Young, 63, of Franklin, NC, passed away Thursday, January 22, 2026. Karen was born in Haywood Co. to Jerry and Betty Wyatt Young. She was...

Franklin, North Carolina

Gregory Lynn Simon, 75, of Franklin, NC, passed away on Wednesday, January 21, 2026. He was born in Auburn, NY, to the late Lester and Alma Moore Simo...

1955 – 2026

Franklin, North Carolina

Patrick Ramey, 70, passed away on January 16, 2026, at his home, surrounded by his loving family. Born on July 27, 1955, in Macon County, he was the s...

Born 1936

Franklin, North Carolina

Bud Green, officially named Thomas Alton Green, was born on April 27, 1936, to Lawrence A. “Tony” and Sybil Blaine Green. Following a brief illness, h...

Franklin, North Carolina

Joann Atha Wolford Dale, 94, of Franklin NC, passed away Saturday, January 17, 2026. She was born to the late Oscar and Effie Moyers Wolford in West V...

Franklin, North Carolina

Ryan Phillip Ferreira, 26, of Franklin, NC, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, January 22, 2026. He was the beloved son of Ryan A. Ferreira and Yei...

Franklin, North Carolina

Helen Jean “Nan” Clark, age 96, passed away peacefully on January 21, 2026, in Taylorsville, North Carolina. Born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Nan liv...

Franklin, North Carolina

Mrs. Margie Marie Wooten Lequire, 93, passed away Tuesday, January 20, 2026. She was born and raised in Macon County and was the daughter of the late...

Franklin, North Carolina

Patricia Ann McConnell Craig, 76, of Franklin, NC, passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 15, 2026. Born in Macon County, she was the daughter of...

Born 1942

Franklin, North Carolina

Sara Sue Roberts, 83, of Franklin, NC, passed away Monday, January 19, 2026. She was born November 1, 1942, in Port Arthur, TX to the late Harry Clare...

Born 1939

Franklin, North Carolina

Mrs. Virginia Dare Berry Dills, 87, passed away Sunday, January 18, 2026. Mrs. Dills was born January 17, 1939, in Macon County, NC to the late Willia...

Born 1957

Franklin, North Carolina

Mr. Byard Andrew Moses, 68, of Franklin, NC passed away Monday, January 19, 2026. He was born January 20, 1957 to Andrew Moses and the late Joann Este...